Red Sky At Night Sailor's Delight

This lyrical tune is designed to be played by young bands. The title of this tune comes from weather folklore that states that the color of the sky at various times of day can warn of impending storms. A red sky at night is viewed as a beautiful and peaceful sky that doesn't forecast impending storms. The entire song uses only the first six notes of the Concert B-flat scale, making it a perfect song for beginning bands looking to branch out from method books and into more serious band literature. All wind players have the opportunity to play the melody at some point throughout the song. The song uses 8 unique percussion parts, but is playable with only 5 of these parts, as the optional parts add to the song but don't significantly detract from the overall performance if they can't be performed